We recently have a grant from the state and are supplied with a FOSS kit in our classroom. The FOSS kit focuses on measurement. Students will discover the need for standard units of measurement and learn metric measurement. They will observe, quantify, compare, and record length in centimeters, mass in grams, volume in milliliters and literes, and temperature in degrees Celsius. They will also use the metric measurement to solve problems.
Notebooks will be used in class. Please ask your child to share notebooks with you. It is a great opportunity for them to share what we are learning in class
GOALS OF THE FOSS PROGRAM
1.Scientific Literacy. Provide all students with science experiences that
a. are appropriate to their cognitive development
b. sever as a foundation for more advanced ideas that prepare them for life in an increasingly complex scientific and technological world
2.Instructional Efficiency. Provide all teachers with a complete, flexable, easy-to-use science program that
a. reflects current research on learning, including collaborative learning, student discourse, and embedded assessment
b. uses effective instructional methodologies, including hands-on active learning, inquiry integration of disciplines and content areas, and multisensory methods.
3.Systemic Reform. Meet the community science-achievement standards and societal expectations for the next generation of citizens, prepared with the knowledge and thinking capactities to manage the 21st century
We recently have a grant from the state and are supplied with a FOSS kit in our classroom. The FOSS kit focuses on measurement. Students will discover the need for standard units of measurement and learn metric measurement. They will observe, quantify, compare, and record length in centimeters, mass in grams, volume in milliliters and literes, and temperature in degrees Celsius. They will also use the metric measurement to solve problems.
Notebooks will be used in class. Please ask your child to share notebooks with you. It is a great opportunity for them to share what we are learning in class
GOALS OF THE FOSS PROGRAM
1. Scientific Literacy. Provide all students with science experiences that
a. are appropriate to their cognitive development
b. sever as a foundation for more advanced ideas that prepare them for life in an increasingly complex scientific and technological world
2. Instructional Efficiency. Provide all teachers with a complete, flexable, easy-to-use science program that
a. reflects current research on learning, including collaborative learning, student discourse, and embedded assessment
b. uses effective instructional methodologies, including hands-on active learning, inquiry integration of disciplines and content areas, and multisensory methods.
3. Systemic Reform. Meet the community science-achievement standards and societal expectations for the next generation of citizens, prepared with the knowledge and thinking capactities to manage the 21st century